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    Contraceptive counseling provided by trained healthcare professionals may reduce unintended pregnancy rates by encouraging women, men, and couples to choose a method concordant with their goals and preferences, and use the chosen method correctly. Although provision of contraceptive counseling is considered a core women’s health competency for primary care providers,5,6 barriers to its provision have been reported. Examples include lack of knowledge, training, and comfort with contraceptive counseling; misguided assumptions about a patient’s pregnancy risk; reliance on patients to initiate discussions; limited time; and competing medical priorities.7

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